My co-worker went to a memorial a few years ago. It was because one of her friends was a dub and wanted her to go. She said it was so boring and made no sense. She never went back.
Bstndance
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LAST NIGHT'S MEMORIAL.........
by Mary ini tried logging on here last night after i got home, but i kept getting a message saying that there was an error and i couldn't get on.
anyhoo, i walked in the hall last night with my parents, who also roped my inactive brother into going.
lol!
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Something I've been wanting to do for a long time...
by Hecklerboy in.
feels great to fly our counties colors..
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Bstndance
Yay! Tell those elders to shove it.
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Sleeping at assemblies and conventions
by free2beme inmy in-laws still attend meetings and defend the faith to the best of their limited ability.
i saw limited, as their understanding of the faith ended somewhere around the 1980's and when you bring up new understanding, they think it might be apostate and do not listen.
there not alone, trust me, several witnesses do not grasp the changes.
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Bstndance
i remember all the young kids with cool parents got to sit in the top rows. Then there was a talk about that and they started blocking off the top rows.
If I still had to go now, I would bring my video ipod. They're easy to disguise.
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any one here gay
by alexjen in.
hi my name is alex and i was born in the truth and...i'm still in it.......i'm 15 and openly gay well at least at schooland to all my friends some who are also jw's well the reason for posting this is i wanted to knw if there were any other gay people here......if anyone wants to email me its [email protected].
i want like advice on how i should deal with this cause sometimes i feel this oppression(dont knw if i spelled that right) on being gay and also being a j.w theres this i'm not sure how to explain it....like you knw that when people in your congregation find out the ones you know all ur life are going to hate u cause ur gay............this i guess just makes me feel really sad........ kind of hoping that this made some sorta sence.................... i suck at spelling so if i miss spelled something sorry@_@
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Bstndance
Remember, the Supreme Court which gave you your recent victories is a majority conservative court, and a majority Catholic court at that!
I would check that. Liberal (4/5) Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, Breyer (kennedy a swing)
Conservative (3/4) Robers, Scalia, Thomas (Alito but he has voted with the other side a few times)
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any one here gay
by alexjen in.
hi my name is alex and i was born in the truth and...i'm still in it.......i'm 15 and openly gay well at least at schooland to all my friends some who are also jw's well the reason for posting this is i wanted to knw if there were any other gay people here......if anyone wants to email me its [email protected].
i want like advice on how i should deal with this cause sometimes i feel this oppression(dont knw if i spelled that right) on being gay and also being a j.w theres this i'm not sure how to explain it....like you knw that when people in your congregation find out the ones you know all ur life are going to hate u cause ur gay............this i guess just makes me feel really sad........ kind of hoping that this made some sorta sence.................... i suck at spelling so if i miss spelled something sorry@_@
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Bstndance
Hey
I came out to myself around 15 and then was forced into coming out to my parents at 16. Oy vey! I remember the elders meetings and all that other bull crap. It was a really shaky time. The one good benefit of coming from a broken some is that I was able to move in with my dad who is a non-practicing catholic.
It is hard to come to terms with when people that acted like your friends for so many years decide to hate you because of one little thing. Although the news may be rough for many of them, your true friends will shine through and will love you no matter who you are.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
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Something I Have To Tell The Board
by ColdRedRain ini got a phone call today from one of my former lovers.
she told me that she was with a man that was close to death, because he caught hiv and he didn't tell her.
anyways, i'm about to get tested tomorrow, april 1. pray that i test negative.
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Bstndance
Actually we should all be sending negative thoughts.. since a postive test result would be bad....
But overall it's good that you're getting tested. Everyone should. But I wouldn't worry too much. But maybe it should scare you enough to wear a condom next time you are doing this with someone.
Obviously the person infected didn't take care of themselves either. If they are close to death they haven't been treated. Nowadays if it is caught early enough you can still live quite awhile. Look at Magic Johnson
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Funny: Elder at my door
by Gerard inthe cong elder came looking for my wife and i opened the door wearing my favorite college t-shirt that reads:.
i'm and immigrant and i'm f%$&ing proud of it.
of course, i told him she wasn't home, as the line goes whenever they seek her..
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Bstndance
I'm and Immigrant and I'm F%$&ing Proud of It
Really? Perhaps you bought the shirt at www.engrish.com
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(Rant) Kenyan Co-workers
by MsMcDucket inhe knew that the young man would know nothing about it.
he then proceeds to ask me about it.
"who would be the next in line if the vice president were to die?
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Bstndance
Tell him the beauty of living in America is that you have the freedom to be ignorant if you want to be. It sounds bad but it's one of the greatest freedoms. You have no obligation to know about history or civics if you choose not to. You have a right to know more about American Idol. True knowledge is power but it's your choice.
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I woke this AM screaming at the elder body
by xjwms innow i am having nightmares with sharp words...to beat down those controling elders.. its all because of the memorial.
so i told my wife this morning how it is....and its not worth it for me to have nightmares fighting with the elders and planning an attack on them.
that is one night i don't want to make a scene.
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Bstndance
The easiest way to relieve your stress is not to go at all :-P
Easier said than done though.
hahaha
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What would have been the reaction of the brothers and sisters if.....
by JH in.
imagine, if it was possible, if you could go back in time, some 20 or 30 or even 50 years in the past, and telling the witnesses back then, that by 2006, absolutely nothing the watchtower predicted would happen.
what do you think would have been their reaction?
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Bstndance
In elementary school I remember my mom driving my the junior high school and she told me that I wouldn't have to worry about going there. Well technically she was right. We moved a couple years later and I went to another junior high school.